Autumn Libal Resources

CHRONIC ILLNESS RESOURCES

ORGANIZATIONS

American Diabetes Association (ADA)
1660 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes
4200 East 9th Avenue, Box B-140, Denver, CO 80262

ChronicIllness.net

Research and articles on all types of chronic illness.

International Diabetes Center: Park Nicollet Medical Foundation
5000 West 39th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55416

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International
432 Park Avenue South, New York City, NY 10016-8013

Restministries.org

Resources and support for those with chronic illness or serving those with chronic illness.

RX Free Kids

The Rx Free Kids Foundation’s mission is to identify and target the causes of chronic conditions rather than treating the symptoms. The website is filled with links and offers various products for families wanting to treat their children with more natural alternatives.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bessell, Ann. Educating Children with Chronic Illness: An Article from The Exceptional Parent [HTML] Online article. 9pp. Available at www.amazon.com

Diabetes in adolescence. (1990, November). Current Health, p. 22.

Diabetes—the silent partner. (1989, January). Seventeen, 48, p. 86.

Kaufman, Miriam, MD. (1995) Easy for you to say: Q & As for teens living with chronic illness or disability. Toronto: Key Porter Books Ltd.  ISBN: 1-55013-619-4.

Libal, Autumn. (2004) Chained: Youth with Chronic Illness. Mason Crest Publishers, 128pp. Geared for youth themselves.

Meldman, L.S. (1987, Summer). Diabetes as experienced by adolescents. Adolescence, XXII (86), 433-44.

Power, Paul et al. (2004) Families living with Chronic Illness and Disability: Interventions, Challenges, and Opportunities. Springer Publishing Co. 290pp.

Wills, Susan Milstrey. (2000) A Delicate Balance: Living Successfully with Chronic Illness. HarperCollins Publishers, 312pp.